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Re: Elements of a brick oriented RPG
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Tue, 28 May 2002 10:29:40 GMT
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In lugnet.fun.gaming, Frank Filz writes:
> The most interesting thing about the system was
> how it managed to use a true normal distribution without much pain at
> all. Basically, instead of trying to roll an effect number with the
> dice, you generated a random number between 0 and 1 (exclusive) by
> generating the digits. A simple chart then converted the fraction to a
> positive or negative adjustment which was added to a skill and then
> compared to the defensive skill or a fixed number. Anyone who could
> remember numbers at all could easily remember the first one or two
> standard deviations (the adjustments were about 3 [or is it 6] steps per
> standard deviation). I still carry the chart in my wallet, and I could
> actually run a game of this without having anything else if pressed
> (though I would have to quickly reconstruct some charts from memory).
> The way the chart works, you basically need two digits beyond a leading
> string of 0s or 9s. You don't tend to need to know the bottom half of
> the chart much because usually those are misses (and I firmly believe in
> don't waste time trying to determine if you missed by 3 or 5 points).
Frank, can you explain this in more detail? I've been trying to reconcile the
bits that you mention into a roll-resolution system and I'm not getting it.
When you talk about generating digits, I'm thinking that you're rolling d10s as
you would percentiles (except any number, not just two) or something. But
then, there's no standard deviation on a flat roll. So I guess you're just
comparing to some standard standard deviation numbers...thus the chart to which
you refer.
But that's not sounding right. And what is your reference to "steps" per
standard deviation?
thanks,
Chris
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| Geek warning: the following description is starting to get pretty geeky. I've set follow-ups to lugnet.off-topic.geek, see you there if you want to continue discussion... (...) Ok, First, for those who want to go into more depth of the math, you (...) (22 years ago, 28-May-02, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) When I ran a long term RQ campaign, what I did which eliminated the "ok, now I pull out my niblick and try and hit him with that" was to hand out a limited number of experience rolls. The I hit, he parries thing is a real problem though. (...) (...) (22 years ago, 17-May-02, to lugnet.gaming)
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